Agencies who can Help
Please find details below of various agencies who maybe able to offer assistance.
Surrey County Council
https://www.surreycc.gov.uk/people-and-community/emergency-planning-and-community-safety/coronavirus/need-help/finance
Community helpline number: 0300 200 1008 Monday-Friday 9am-5pm
Citizens Advice Bureau – Reigate & Banstead
https://www.carbs.org.uk/get-advice/face-to-face/
phone helpline: 0800 8848 (charge-free)
Community Debt Advice
https://cdamoney.org/
email: help@cdamoney.org
phone helpline: 01737 887558
Welcare – a charity that gives support to local families not offered by the statutory services.
https://welcare.org/our-services/services/localsupport/east-surrey/
email: redhill@welcare.org
phone: 01737 780 884
Renewed Hope Trust – a local charity that provides practical solutions and emotional support to the homeless, vulnerable and isolated. They have a drop-in centre in Redhill which provides a free packed lunch 7 days a week.
https://www.renewedhope.org.uk/
email: info@renewedhope.org.uk
phone: 01737 886997 (office hours) 07943 685660 (out of hours)
Loveworks – a charity based in Reigate. Runs referral only food banks in Merstham, Reigate and Hooley/Netherne providing emergency food parcels for people and families in crisis.
https://www.loveworks.org.uk/
email: info@loveworks.org.uk
phone: 01737 457 160
Redhill Foodbank offers food parcels to anyone living in Redhill or the immediate neighbourhood. A voucher is needed to get one, but no-one in desperate need will be refused. A list of agencies that issue vouchers can be found on the foodbank website.
https://www.redhillfoodbank.org.uk/
email: admin@redhillfoodbank.org.uk
phone: 07849 253085
East Surrey Domestic Abuse Services (ESDAS)
https://www.esdas.org.uk/
email: leigh.esdas@esdas.cjsm.net (secure address)
phone helpline (confidential): 01737 771350 9am-4pm Mon-Fri
Surrey helpline 01483 776822 9am-9pm
text: 07860 039720
Samaritans – a nationwide 24/7 network that provides a listening service and support for people struggling to cope, or for people worried about someone else.
https://www.samaritans.org/
email: jo@samaritans.org
phone helpline: 116 123 (free of charge)
Alcoholics Anonymous
https://www.alcoholics-anonymous.org.uk/
email: help@aamail.org
phone helpline: 01883 330720
Surrey Drug & Alcohol Service
https://www.surreydrugandalcohol.com/
email: rxx.iaccess@nhs.net
phone helpline: 0300 222 5932
Al-Anon – for relatives & friends affected by those with alcohol problems
https://www.al-anonuk.org.uk/
email: helpline@al-anonuk.org.uk
phone helpline: 0800 0086 811
Deborah Mathews, 02/12/2020